The third USS Dewey (DDG 105) is the 55-th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is named after Admiral George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

She was authorized on September 13, 2002 and is scheduled to be built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. The keel was laid on July 12, 2006, at the company's Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.

January 26, 2008 PCU Dewey has been christened during a ceremony at NGSS - Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Miss. Deborahs Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, served as the ship's sponsor.

July 1, 2009 DDG 105 recently completed its three-day combined super trials in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 17, U.S. Navy took delivery of PCU Dewey, commanded by Cmdr. Warren R. Buller, during a ceremony at Ingalls Operations shipyard.

November 24, The Pre-Commissioning Unit Dewey arrived in its new homeport of San Diego for the first time after transiting from the Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. During the transit the ship conducted various training and readiness drills and also visited Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

March 6, 2010 USS Dewey was commissioned during an 11 a.m. ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif.

June 8, 2011 The Dewey completed a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), off the coast of southern California, as part of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) CSG.

July 29, USS Dewey departed San Diego for a maiden deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility.

September 4, The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Port Klang, Malaysia, for a four-day visit to Kuala Lumpur.

September 19, DDG 105 arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, for a scheduled port visit.

September 29, USS Dewey pulled into Muara, Brunei, to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise.

October 13, USS Dewey arrived in Changi naval base for a four-day visit to Singapore. The ship is currently attached to USS George Washington (CVN 73) CSG.

November 11, The guided-missile destroyer anchored off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, for a three-day port call.

January 18, 2012 The Dewey provided food, water and medical supplies to the crew of a sinking Iranian fishing dhow Al Mamsoor, in the central Arabian Sea.

January 26, USS Dewey pulled into Changi Naval Base for a scheduled port visit to Singapore.

February 27, USS Dewey returned to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment.